Oh No Ono - Eggs

Label: The Leaf Label
Release date: 26/01/10
Oh No Onoâs Official Website
Itâs fitting that a band that name checks Yoko Ono would draw inspiration from â60s psychedelic and Onoâs own type of experimentalism in equal amounts. On their latest full length, Eggs, Danish indie rockers/psychedelic fanboys Oh No Ono manage to make something akin to this generationâs Rubber Soul, but I mean that without any Beatles comparisons at all.
What I mean is it shows the kind of rapid progr...

Label: The Leaf Label
Release date: 26/01/10
Oh No Onoâs Official Website
Itâs fitting that a band that name checks Yoko Ono would draw inspiration from â60s psychedelic and Onoâs own type of experimentalism in equal amounts. On their latest full length, Eggs, Danish indie rockers/psychedelic fanboys Oh No Ono manage to make something akin to this generationâs Rubber Soul, but I mean that without any Beatles comparisons at all.
What I mean is it shows the kind of rapid progression into sonic freakouts that took place between 1964 and 1966 happening again. And much how Rubber Soul became a paragon of pop becoming weird, Eggs has the chance to be a major force in making popular music truly bizarre again. Thereâs a guy who sings in a weird voice, clustered pianos, strings, horns, whispered backup vocals at off times, heavy amounts of reverb, and use of panning as an instrument. âIciclesâ just drips Eleanor Rigby and opener âEleanor Speaksâ shouts its references to âSee Emily Playâ in its feel. âThe Tea Partyâ shows a little more âCarpet Crawlersâ with its heavily effected vocal backings then it does prime era psych, but its joyous four-to-the-floor stomp is just so enjoyably that the song is a standout next to the Traveling Wilburys meets Deerhoof abortion âMiss Miss Moss.â Closing tracks âEveâ and âBeelitzâ end the album on a rather nice note, the former being a huge piece of dream pop deliciousness, the latter being a multi-part epic crammed into seven minutes.
One thing is clear about Oh No Ono - each move they make is carefully made while never backing down. Every gesture on Eggs shows delicate planning, and as a result, the album is impeccably well produced and played. A few songs are clunkers, but when itâs on, itâs amazing.
Rating: 8/10